The Latest NPfIT News
Computer Weekly News - ICO concerned about ongoing NHS data breaches
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found two more NHS organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act.
Computer Weekly News - NHS care records scheme offers less benefit than expected
The benefits of the Summary Care Record (SCR) scheme, introduced as part of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), appear more modest than anticipated, according...
Computerworld UK's News - Coalition's NHS IT policy marred by confusion as ke...
Payment expected for CSC but government cannot confirm immediate plansCSC has delivered a key patient system at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust, but confusion is rife as to what it mean...
CIO News - NHS IT policy is confused on power up
Payment expected for CSC but government cannot confirm immediate plansCSC has delivered a key patient system at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust, but confusion is rife as to what it mean...
Computer Weekly News - NPfIT pushes forward with first Lorenzo deployment at ...
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust has rolled out the Lorenzo Regional Care system to all hospital sites.
Computerworld UK's News - NHS hit with data stealing infection
Qakbot hit at least 1,100 computers, says SymantecNHS computers belonging have been hit with data-stealing malware, although it doesn't appear patient information was stolen, according to security ...
Computerworld UK's News - InfoSec: NHS worst culprit for data breaches
Information Commissioner reveals list of stolen and lost devicesThe NHS has reported the highest number of serious data breaches of any organistion since November 2007, according to disclosures rev...
Computer Weekly News - NHS IT staff need new approach for new government, say...
IT staff in the NHS need to approach information in a new way if they are going to meet the challenges a new government will bring. Matthew Swindles,...
Computer Weekly News - NHS IT needs doctor consultation
Doctors should be involved at all stages of healthcare IT projects, according to experts at the BCS Health Informatics conference.
CIO News - NHS Summary Care Records rollout put on hold
BMA wins this roundThe Department of Health has suspended the accelerated rollout of the Summary Care Record (SCR).
Information Age - NPfIT aims "no longer possible", says NHS London chief
The chief executive of NHS London has said that the aims of the health service's IT refresh programme can no longer be acheived, after telecommunications and IT services provider BT struck a deal w...
Computerworld UK's News - NHS admits £13bn IT will fail on original aims
No dedicated record sharing system for LondonThe £12.7 billion National Programme for IT will no longer deliver the full systems originally promised, according to a top NHS executive.
Computer Weekly News - NPfIT aims in London won't be achieved, says a top hea...
A senior health official has told all London NHS chief executives that savings on the £12.7bn NHS IT programme mean that "it will no longer be possible to provide a comprehensive solution that was ...
Computerworld UK's News - NHS refuses to sign revised £3bn CSC deal
National Programme for IT closer to collapse The £13bn NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is facing collapse, after the Department of Health refused to sign a revised a deal with CSC as the outs...
CIO News - NHS contractors failing to hit project milestones
BT and CSC miss deadlines and fail on serviceBT and CSC, contractors on the £12.7 billion NHS National Programme for IT, have been listed as making over 112 serious failures in the last fifteen mon...